21992D0808(01)

DECISION No 2/92 OF THE EEC-AUSTRIA JOINT COMMITTEE

of 14 July 1992

extending the validity of Decision No 5/88 of the Joint Committee modifying Protocol 3 concerning the definition of the concept of originating products and methods of administrative cooperation in order to simplify the cumulation rules

(92/407/EEC)

THE JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Austria, signed in Brussels on 22 July 1972,

Having regard to Protocol 3 concerning the definition of the concept of originating products and methods of administrative cooperation, hereinafter referred to as 'Protocol 3`, and in particular Article 28 thereof,

Whereas on 14 December 1988 the Joint Committee adopted Decision No 5/88 amending Protocol 3 in order to simplify the cumulation rules;

Whereas it was considered necessary at the time to review the effects of the introduction of the new cumulation rules after a period of experience to verify their economic effect and to limit the application of the Decision to three years;

Whereas Decision No 5/88 entered into force on 1 January 1989 and is applicable until 31 December 1991;

Whereas the review carried out by the Joint Committee has revealed that the new cumulation rules introduced by the Decision are working in a satisfactory manner both from the point of view of their use by operators and their control by customs administrations and from the point of view of their economic effects;

Whereas it is necessary to extend the validity of Decision No 5/88 for an indefinite period of time,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The validity of Decision No 5/88 of the EEC-Austria Joint Committee is hereby extended for an indefinite period of time.

Article 2

This Decision shall apply from 1 January 1992.

Done at Brussels, 14 July 1992. For the Joint Committee

The President

G. WAAS